These include Switzerland, Chile, the Faroe Islands, Eastern and Southern Africa, Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

The UK also has mutual recognition agreements signed with the US, Australia and New Zealand.

Mr Fox, who was a prominent Leave campaigner, told the BBC: "Of course, we will get access to all the EU's free trade agreements if we leave the EU with a deal, which is the government's policy, and for all those who don't want any disruption, there's one easy way to avoid that, which is to vote for the deal which the Prime Minister has."

Industry group the CBI said deals with Japan and Turkey not being concluded on time would be "an unwelcome surprise" for business.